Originally Posted by
HelpSingularity
Wonderful bicycle!
Just an FYI, since no one mentioned it: those are track pedals.
Originally Posted by
Trakhak
Upgrading to Campy track pedals was common in the '70s and '80s. Italian racers must have been pretty short on average, with narrow feet, when Tullio Campagnolo designed his road pedals. My feet were only size 41 when I got my first bike equipped with Campy road pedals, but even with feet that small, I eventually bought Campy track pedals so I wouldn't have to continue to endure the poking-up bit on the outer edge of the road pedals.
I took the time to research mens average height in the early 20th Century (1920-1930's) which I found interesting. Globally the average height was 5'3" or 161 CM. In the US, the average was 5'09" or 167CM and the UK it was 5'6" or 167CM. Continental Europe was 5'7" or 170-171. Today, the average height in the US is 5'9" or 175.3 cm.
One can see how time would have changed the ergononics of a bicycle. Taller folks I would think have larger feet.